I due volte nominati ai Grammy Awards e titani del progressive metal
DREAM THEATER sono pronti a pubblicare un nuovo live album, il nono della propria trentennale carriera.
“Distant Memories – Live In London” sarà pubblicato il
27 novembre 2020 su
Inside Out Records.
L’album è stato registrato durante lo show sold-out che la band ha tenuto presso l’
Apollo Theatre di
Londra e documenta a pieno il tour promozionale dell’ultimo album
“Distance Over Times” oltre che le celebrazioni dei 20 anni della release della pietra miliare del progressive metal
“Metropolis Part 2 – Scenes From A Memory”. Per celebrarne l’annuncio i DREAM THEATER pubblicano oggi il video di
“Pale Blue Dot”:
https://youtu.be/jsRT8ee97eoIl commento del chitarrista
John Petrucci:
“Distant Memories – Live In London’ cattura egregiamente e in maniera accurata l’energia e le emozioni che tutti noi abbiamo provato lo scorso febbraio all’Apollo, sia che tu abbia avuto l’occasione di vedere questo tour di persona o che tu voglia rivivere quella che, si spera, sia stata una fantastica serata oppure vedere la nostra performance per la prima volta in video. ‘”
“Distant Memories – Live In London” è il primo live album della prog band americana da “Breaking The Fouth Wall” del 2014. L’album sarà pubblicato nei seguenti formati:
- 3CD+ 2DVD multibox
- 3CD+2Blu-Ray digipak with slipcase
- limited deluxe 3CD+2 Blu-Ray+2DVD Artbook
- limited 4LP+3CD box set
- digital
I formati video conterranno un documentario dietro le quinte del tour. Tutti i formati di “Distant Memories – Live In London” sono già disponibili per il preorder: https://dream-theater.lnk.to/DistantMemoriesLive.
Disponibili artwork e tracklist:
1. Untethered Angel
2. A Nightmare to Remember
3. Fall Into the Light
4. Barstool Warrior
5. In the Presence of Enemies – Part 1
6. Pale Blue Dot
7. Scenes Live Intro
8. Scene One: Regression
9. Scene Two: I. Overture 1928
10. Scene Two: II. Strange Déjà Vu
11. Scene Three: I. Through My Words
12. Scene Three: II. Fatal Tragedy
13. Scene Four: Beyond This Life
14. Scene Five: Through Her Eyes
15. Scene Six: Home
16. Scene Seven: I. The Dance of Eternity
17. Scene Seven: II. One Last Time
18. Scene Eight: The Spirit Carries On
19. Scene Nine: Finally Free
20. At Wit’s End
21. Paralyzed (Bonus Track)
Photo Credit: Nidhal Marzouk
L to R: John Myung, Jordan Rudess, Mike Mangini, James LaBrie, John Petrucci
The world has now had a chance to experience the latest release, Distance Over Time. After landing at the #1 spot on the iTunes Top Album Chart the day it was released, the album has gone on to be an instant classic among fans and critics alike. The album landed at #5 on the Top Current Album Chart and debuted at #24 on the Billboard 200. It also found a home at #2 on the Hard Music Chart and #3 on the Rock Chart. The band also garnered over 10 million total streams for Distance Over Time through release week, a career high for the band in the streaming age.
Progressive metal pioneers Dream Theater— James LaBrie (Vocals), John Petrucci (Guitars), Jordan Rudess (Keyboards), John Myung (Bass), and Mike Mangini (Drums) — share a unique bond with one of the most passionate fan bases around the globe as evidenced by their two GRAMMY® Award nominations and 15 million records sold worldwide. The 1992 opus Images & Words received a gold certification and landed on Rolling Stone’s coveted “100 Greatest Metal Albums of All-Time.” Guitar World placed the follow-up Awake at #1 on “Superunknown: 50 Iconic Albums That Defined 1994.” 1996’s A Change of Seasons notably soundtracked NBC’s coverage of Downhill Skiing at the 2002 Winter Olympics. Fans voted the 1999 Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory the “Number One All-Time Progressive Rock Album” in a 2012 Rolling Stone poll. Not to mention, it ranked as the “15th Greatest Concept Album” by Classic Rock. 2009 saw Black Clouds & Silver Linings crash the Billboard Top 200 at #6 as A Dramatic Turn of Events [2011] and Dream Theater [2013] maintained a three-peat in the chart’s Top 10. Consequence of Sound dubbed 2016’s The Astonishing, “An absolutely unique experience.” Beyond three platinum and two gold videos, the group was inducted into the Long Island Music Hall of Fame in 2010. On its 14th full-length and first release for InsideOutMusic / Sony Music, Distance Over Time, the band recharge the brotherhood that has kept them creating music together for over 30 years. It’s Dream Theater at their most dynamic, direct, and definitive.
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